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V. W. MOORE.

PRYING DEVICE- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. 1911. RENEWED FEB. 25. 1919.

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OFFICE Applicatigm filed To dll'whom it May'boMMi ,1

Be it. known that .I, YIo'roRZfWALLAoE Moonn afcitizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county f of Clarke and State of e orgiagj ave inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Frying Devices, Of whic the ollo g i spi bifi ti y nv tien were a ev r e arating "the'pa-rts of shockabsorbers and more particularly for f separatinglthe leaves of shock-absorbing leaf springs.

Th "principal object ot. the present invention is to' provide aQlQafQspri'ng. separator which maybe quickly, effectively and readily engagedwith the" leaf spring to separate the leaves thereof'with little physical effort.

Asecond object of the invention'ji's to provide a device or implementof'this general character which may beusedto separate the leaves of theleaf spring o r to stretch a coil spring, or in fact may beused for separat ing any two closely assembled parts.

A further object of my present invention provides an implement of this character which may be adjusted so that the same may be used in connection with any Width of leaf spring or other objects and the parts of which are to be separated.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a leaf spring spreader which consists of few cooperating parts and is easily adjusted, assembled and manufactured and which is highly eflicient and durable and can be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimumcost.

The above general objects and others and the advantageous features of my improved leaf spring spreader will be set forth in the followingspecification and claimed therein.

On the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device in operative and inoperative positions, full lines indicating the inoperative or separating position and the dotted lines indicating the inoperative position; parts of the device and the leaf springs being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation looking from the end having the bearing arms thereon and,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 5 designates a longitudinal bar which is preferably rectangular in cross section and is formed of any desirable material possessvrctron w. Moons; OF'ATHENS,1G-EORGIA tame DEVICE."

l 'Speci ficati' on of Letters Z Eatent i Patentefl July 22, 1919, fs erialilioi 153370. am a-gamma, 1919. Serial No. 279,180.

ing the desired strength. This bar is formed with a fight-angular extens on wlnch is bifurcated or cut out to providebearing arms 6 in which is. rotatably mounted a stub shaft 7 havingfixed to rotate therewith aneccentric 8 which is secured to the shaft 7 by a fastening screw 9. This shaft 7 is formed with a circular enlargement 10 having a transverse opening 11 in which is mount'eda rod or operating handle 12 which is of theusual construction and has the usual stop heads 13.

Pivotally mounted on the bar 5 adjacent to the bearings 6 is a vertically extending arm 14 which arm is bifurcated to provide bearing-ears which bearing-ears are adapted for pivotalmovement on the pin 15 passing through this bar 5. Thisiarm 14 is provided with arecess 16 which receives one end of a coil spring 17 that extends within a similar recess\ 18 in the bar 5 and the normal tendency of which is to retain this arm in the dotted line position in Fig. 1.

The under face of the bar 5 is provided with transverse ribs, serrations or teeth 19. An arm similar to the arm 14 is longitudinally adjustable on the bar 5 and is designated by the numeral 20. This arm 20 is bent at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis thereof at its lower end as indicated by the numeral 21 which oblique end is cut out so as to receive the bar 5 and is connected or formed with a crossbar 22. This cross bar 22 carries or is formed with a transverse extending ri'b 23 which is adapted for engagement in the notches between the transversely extending teeth 19 to retain the arm 20 in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1.

The arms 20 and 1 1 are formed with barbs or tapering lugs 24c which extend toward each other and are adapted to be engaged between a pair of leaves of a leaf spring. For the purpose of illustration the leaf spring is shown which is designated by the letter A.

The operation of my improved leaf spring separator is as follows: In order toadjust the arm 20 to the desired position it is moved to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1 and moved until the barb 24 which is carried thereby is arranged at the longitudinal edges of a pair of the sections and at a point where they contact with the edge thereof. The handle 12 is now rotated to rotate the eccentric 8, which eccentric engages the arm H and rocks the same which causes the barb 2a to enter. between two leaves of the leaf spring, separating the same.

This disclosure is merely for the purpose of setting forth a preferred embodiment of the invention. It is to beunderstood that the inventive idea can be carried out in constructions other than the one herein disclosed and that the structure herein set forth may be modified and altered in many respects that I may be entitled to by the herewith appended claims.

\Vhat is claimed is:

l. A device as described, comprising a toothed bar, an arm pivotally secured thereto, a rotatable eccentric supported by said bar and engaging said arm, a spring engaging said arm to hold the same against said eccentric, asecond arm provided at its lower end with an opening to receive said bar, a locking rib extending across thebottom Wall of said opening and. engageable with the teeth formed in said bar, and wedge members carried by said arms.

2. A device of the character described comprising an elongated bar having teeth formed thereon, an arm slida bly mounted on said bar and carrying a rib adapted for locking engagement with said teeth, a second comprising a bar, ajawmember having its lower end slotted to accommodate said bar and provided with a socket opening into the upperwallof said slot, a pin forming a pivotal connection between the side walls of said slot and said bar, a'spring disposed in said socket and engaging said bar upon one side of said pin, means for moving said jaw against the tension of said springs, and a second .j aw slidably mounted on said bar and opposing said pivoted jaw.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VICTORW. MOORE. Witnesses:

Momus Yaw," WJH. SIMPSON, Jr.

Copies of this'patent may be obtained for five cents each, by address ing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. c," 

